pickA man leaves a dinner party at a relative stranger‘s house to go upstairs, promptly locks himself in a spare room & won‘t come out. The rest of the book centers on three other characters who barely know the man. There are fantastic scenes and great lines scattered throughout and, as usual, Smith can blow your socks off with her way with words. In fact, her use of puns and knock-knock jokes made me chuckle. It‘s a pick but a low one for me.
This line may not translate as well as a one-liner, but it‘s a great ending to a paragraph about Google (and in my mind any social media.). I find myself alternately informed and insulted whenever I am on social media.
pickAli Smith is one of my absolute favorite writers and this book has so much of her signature brilliance. The word play and meandering monologues that suddenly reveal a key piece of information, characters to fall in love with, and bizarre events that are really about something much larger. The dinner party scene in the book is unforgettable.
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It‘s Ali Smith.
This time a man who has been brought by a friend, to someone‘s dinner, locks himself into the bedroom of the people he visits.
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The second Ali Smith.
This one is about a man who‘s invited to dinner. When everything thinks he‘s going to borrow the toilet, he locks himself in one of the bedrooms and refuse to move. We see the way this is effecting people around him
so-soInteresting read, four chapters which illustrate differing views on Miles' self imprisonment and his place in his life and the world. I liked the linguistic cleverness very much.
You know when you've finished a really marvellous book and nothing will fill the void? That happened last night and thus I spent an hour dithering over which one to read next. I worried this might be a bit highbrow but so far it's very clever and keeping me turning the pages. ☺☺
pickShe‘s a great writer, so I enjoyed this book. I wanted more detail about the man who locks himself in the room - he seems kind and well adjusted in everyone‘s telling or interactions with him - is that why he does it? For a break from reality? Some characters are horrible, but mostly kind and funny and normal people
pickOnce there was a man who followed a friend to a dinner party. While there, the man decides to lock himself in the spare room and refuse to come out. Fact, we follow some people close to him and the house over the following days and months and see how his decision influence many.
This is a typical Smith novel, playing with language and words. Looking at art. Looking at people connecting to each other.
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